Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety Workshop

Fuel Cycle Safety – Past, Present and Future

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, 16-18 October 2007

At the October 2006 meeting of WGFCS, participants agreed that several issues associated with the safety of the nuclear fuel cycle merit more detailed attention by regulators and industry. There was general agreement that more information, from a broader audience, would be of benefit both to regulators and the regulated industry. Therefore, this workshop was held in order to collect the views of interested parties from a global perspective.

The workshop focused on the following three topics:

Legacy waste concerns (including facilities and waste);

Reprocessing of nuclear fuel and the recycling of nuclear waste;

Ensuring the safety of current and new fuel cycle facilities.

The workshop was expected to provide additional insights on these three topics and enabled facility operators and regulators alike an opportunity to maintain and enhance safety in the future.